NE4004 Next Generation Networks Syllabus:
NE4004 Next Generation Networks Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To understand evolution of technologies of 4G and beyond.
To learn the fundamentals of 5G internet.
To explore NGN architecture and management activities.
To gain the knowledge of Cooperation for Next Generation Wireless Networks
To learn security risks in 5G networks.
UNIT I 4G AND BEYOND
Introduction to next generation networks -Changes, Opportunities and Challenges, Technologies, Networks, and Services- Next Generation – Society, future Trends – Evolution of LTE Technology to Beyond 4G – LTE-A –Requirements and Challenges, network architectures –EPC, E-UTRAN – Architecture
UNIT II 5G INTERNET
5G Roadmap – Ten Pillars of 5G – Internet of Things and Context Awareness – Networking Reconfiguration and Virtualization Support – Mobility – Quality of Service Control – Emerging Approach for Resource Over-provisioning..
UNIT III NGN ARCHITECTURE AND MANAGEMENT
Evolution towards NGN-Technology requirements – NGN functional architecture- Transport stratum, service stratum – NGN requirements on Management-Customer, third party, Configuration, Accounting, performance, device and information management – Service and control manage
UNIT IV COOPERATION FOR NEXT GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORKS
Introduction – Cooperative Diversity and Relaying Strategies: Cooperation and Network Coding, Cooperative ARQ MAC Protocols – PHY Layer Impact on MAC Protocol Analysis: Impact of Fast Fading and Shadowing on Packet Reception for QoS Guarantee, Impact of Shadowing Spatial Correlation– Study: NCCARQ, PHY Layer Impact.
UNIT V SECURITY AND SELF ORGANISING NETWORKS
Overview of Potential 5G Communications System Architecture – Security Issues and Challenges in 5G Communications Systems – Self Organising Networks: Introduction, Self Organising Networks in UMTS and LTE, The Need for Self Organising Networks in 5G, Evolution towards Small Cell Dominant HetNets.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
CO1: Understand the issues and challenges of wireless domain in future generation network design.
CO2: To be able to explore the LTE concepts and technologies.
CO3: Gain the knowledge in Architecture of NGN and its management activities.
CO4: Explore the Cooperation for Next Generation Wireless Networks.
CO5: Analyze the security risks in 5G networks.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
REFERENCES
1. Jingming Li Salina, Pascal Salina “Next Generation Networks-perspectives and potentials Wiley, January 2008.
2. Madhusanga Liyanage, Andrei Gurtov, Mika Ylianttila, “Software Defined Mobile Networks beyond LTE Network Architecture”, Wiley, June 2015.
3. Martin Sauter,”3G,4G and Beyond bringing networks, devices and web together”, Wiley, Second edition-2013.
4. Savo G Glisic,” Advanced Wireless Networks- Technology and Business models”, Wiley, 3rd edition- 2016.
5. Jonathan Rodriguez, “Fundamentals of 5G Mobile Networks”, Wiley, 2015
6. Thomas Plavyk, ―Next generation Telecommunication Networks, Services and Management‖, Wiley & IEEE Press Publications, 2010.
7. Athanasios G. Kanatas, Konstantina S. Nikita, Panagiotis Takis Mathiopoulos, “New Directions in Wireless Communications Systems: From Mobile to 5G”, CRC Press, 2017.